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Report of the Committee Regarding Instructions to Peace Commissioners
- 6/15/1781
Description
During the Revolutionary War, Congress directed the peace commissioners “to undertake nothing in the negotiations for peace or truce” without the knowledge of the King of France. However, on the other side of the Atlantic, John Adams feared that “Congress surrendered their own Sovereignty into the Hands of a French Minister.”
This primary source comes from the Records of the Continental and Confederation Congresses and the Constitutional Convention.
National Archives Identifier: 2440036
Full Citation: Report of the Committee Regarding Instructions to Peace Commissioners; 6/15/1781; Records of the Continental and Confederation Congresses and the Constitutional Convention, Record Group 360. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/document/report-of-the-committee-regarding-instructions-to-peace-commissioners/, April 8, 2026]
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